Surveyors Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Pacific Geospatial and Surveying Council.
The MOU aims to strengthen the surveying and geospatial professions across the Pacific region.
The signing ceremony took place on Friday, 17 April at the conclusion of the 7th PGSC Meeting in Nadi, Fiji, with agreement inked by Surveyors Australia President, Cameron Mills, and Pacific Geospatial and Surveying Council (PGSC) Chair, Vaipo Mataora
The agreement commits both organisations to collaboration across six priority areas:
- workforce development through joint training and mentoring;
- institutional strengthening of Pacific surveying and geospatial agencies;
- resource mobilisation;
- academic partnerships;
- embedding diversity and inclusion into workforce initiatives, and
- regional advocacy.
A Joint Implementation Plan accompanies the MOU, setting out specific activities, deliverables and timelines from 2026 to 2031.
Surveyors Australia also delivered a management training session focused on building leadership capability across Pacific surveying agencies.
Practical support
Surveyors Australia CEO Michelle Blicavs said the MOU formalises a partnership built through years of collaboration with the PGSC.
“This gives structure to the practical support that Pacific surveying agencies need,” she said.
“Earlier this week, Fiji’s Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources challenged Pacific nations to move regional cooperation from goodwill to operational reality. This MOU is our response to that challenge.”
As Spatial Source reported last week, the three-day 7th PGSC Meeting reviewed the PGSC’s Strategy, assessed working group progress across positioning, policy, data management, and capacity development, and elected new Council leadership.
